diff --git a/setup/whiptail.sh b/setup/whiptail.sh
index 4e3134eb0..171f180d2 100644
--- a/setup/whiptail.sh
+++ b/setup/whiptail.sh
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ whiptail_set_hostname() {
   whiptail_check_exitstatus $exitstatus
 
   while [[ "$HOSTNAME" == *'localhost'* ]] ; do
-    whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --msgbox "Please choose a hostname that isn't localhost." 8 75
+    whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --msgbox "Please choose a hostname that doesn't contain localhost." 8 75
     HOSTNAME=$(whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --inputbox \
     "Enter the Hostname you would like to set." 10 75 $HOSTNAME 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
     local exitstatus=$?